The Three Bears 



(Les Trois Ours) 




Caroline W. Thomason 



The Penn Publishing Company 



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THE THREE BEARS 

LES TROIS OURS 



A Play for Children in 
One Scene 

arranged to be given 
in English or French 



By 

CAROLINE WASSON THOMASON 

author of 

"Red Riding Hood," "Cinderella," "Bluebeard," 

"Beauty and the Beast" 



THE PENN PUBLISHING COMPANY 
PHILADELPHIA 

1921 






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COPYRIGHT 
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THE PENN 
PUBLISHING 
COMPANY 




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THE THREE BEARS 

LES TROIS OURS 



CHARACTERS 

Personnages 



BIG BEAR 

MIDDLE-SIZED BEAR 
LITTLE BEAR 
GOLDILOCKS 



Gros Ours 
Ourse Moyenne 
Petit Ours 
Cheveux d/Or 



TIME OF PLAYING Twenty-five Minutes 



Told in One Scene — In the Bears* House 
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COSTUMES, ETC. 

THE BEARS. Brown clenim coveralls (one-piece 
suit.) Brown shoes, brown gloves on hands. 
Bear masks. Middle-sized Bear should wear 
an apron of checked gingham when she is bring- 
ing in the soup. All should have short brown 
denim tails. 

GOLDILOCKS. White, well-starched dress, par- 
tially covered by dainty, figured, sleeveless 
apron. English socks, slippers. 



PROPERTIES 

Three bowls, three spoons, three chairs, three 
beds, table, jumping rope. Pillows on all the 
beds. Quilt rolled on foot of the Middle-sized 
Bear's bed. 



MUSIC 

All of the songs may be found in '' Chansons, 
Poesies et Jeux^' (Songs, Poems, and Plays), by 
Agnes Godfrey Gay, published by Brentano's, 
New York City. 

Also music for the return march of the bears 
may be found in this collection (Les Deux Gen- 
darmes.) 

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SCENE PLOT 

The story is told in one scene — In the Bears' 
House. 



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SCENE I 

(Enter middle-sized bear in a funny little 
trot. She is carrying a hig bowl of soup.) 

middle-sized bear [placing soup on the table). 
There is the soup of Big Bear. 
Foila la soupe de Gros Ours. 

( Trots out, and returns with a smaller bowl,) 
There is my soup. 
Voila ma soupe. 

{After placing her soup on the table she 
again trots out, and brings in a small bowl 
which she sets in its place.) 

And there is the soup of Little Bear. 
Et voila la soupe de Petit Ours. 

{From a shelf she gets three spoons which 
she lays beside the bowls.) 
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There is the spoon of Big Bear, there is my 
spoon, and there is the spoon of Little Bear. 

Voila la cuillere de Gros Ours; viola ma cuil- 
lere; et voila la cuillere de Petit Ours. 

{Enter BIG BEAR and little bear, the latter 
jumping rope.) 

BIG BEAR. I am hungry. 

Fat fatm. 

LITTLE bear. I am hungry, Mother. 

J^ai faim, ma mere. 

MIDDLE-SIZED B. The soup is stili hot. 

La soupe est encore chaude. 

BIG BEAR {tasting his soup). Yes, it is very 
hot. 

Out, elle est tres chaude. 

LITTLE BEAR {tasting his soup). Mine also is 
very hot. 

La mienne est tres chaude aussi. 

MIDDLE-SIZED B. Let US take a walk in the 
woods while our soup cools. 

Prornenons-nous dans les hois tandis que notre 
soupe se refroidit. 

BIG BEAR. Yes, let US walk while our soup 
cools. 

Oui^ promenons-nous tandis que notre soupe se 
refroidit. 



LES TROIS OURS 



LITTLE BEAR (skipping with delight). Good! 

Tres bienf 

THE THREE BEARS {sing) . On THE BRIDGE. 

SuR Le Pont. 

On the bridge how they dance, 
Dancing gaily, dancing gaily. 
On the bridge, how they dance. 
Dancing gaily while they sing. 
The gentlemen do this way, 
Ladies they do that way. 
On the bridge how they dance. 
Dancing gaily, dancing gaily. 
On the bridge how they dance, 
Dancing gaily while they sing. 

Sur le pont d' Avignon, 
Uon y danse, I' on y danse, 
Sur le pont d' Avignon, 
Uon y danse tout en rond, 
Les messieurs font conime qa, 
Les belles dames font comme qa. 
Sur le pont d' Avignon , 
Uon y danse, Fon y danse, 
Sur le pont d' Avignon, 
Uon y danse tout en ronde. 
{The music is repeated several times while 
the THREE BEARS dance a freak dance. 
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Then they sing the song once more.) 
{Exit the THREE BEARS.) 

{In a short time there is a loud knocking 
at the door. Then GOLDILOCKS looks 
through the window.) 

GOLDILOCKS {clapping her hands). How 
pretty this house is ! How good the soup smells ! 
I am so hungry! I am going in! 

Que cette maison est jolief Que la soupe sent 
bonf J*ai hien faimf Je vais entrerl 

{Enter goldilocks by way of the door.) 

GOLDILOCKS. How good the soup smells I 
Que la soupe sent bonf 

{Picks up the spoon of the big bear, and 
tastes the soup.) 

Oh ! The soup in the big bowl is too hot for 
me! 

Oh! La soupe dans le grand bol est trap 
chaude pour moil 

{Leaves spoon in bowl. Goes to the sec- 
ond bowl, and tastes the soup.) 

Ugh! The soup in the middle-sized bowl is 
too cold for me ! 

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LES TROIS OURS 



Ugh! La soupe dans le bol moyen est trop 
froide pour moil 

{Leaves spoon in howl. Goes to the little 
bowl, and tastes the soup.) 

Yum! Yum! Lovely! The soup in the lit- 
tle bov/1 is just right ! 

Hum! Hum! Charmant! La soupe dans 

le petit hoi est tres hien! 

{Greedily drinks all the soup in the little 
bowl.) 

Now I am not hungry — I am satisfied. 
Maintenant, ]e n'ai plus faim — je suis bien 
satisfaite. 

{Her eyes fall upon the three chairs.) 

See the nice chairs! 
Voyez les bonnes chaises! 

{Sits down in the big chair — gets up at 
once.) 

The big chair is too hard for me. 

La grande chaise est trop dure pour tnoi. 

{Sits down in the middle-sized chair — gets 
up at once.) 

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The middle-sized chair is too soft for me. 
La chaise moyenne est Prop mollette pour moi. 

{Sits in the little chair which smashes under 
her, ) 

Good gracious ! It was just right, and it has 
smashed to pieces 1 

Mon Dieu! Elle etait tres bien, et elle s'est 
hrisee en morceaux! 

{Weeps bitterly sitting in the wreckage. 
After awhile rubs her eyes.) 

I am sleepy. I am going to look for a bed. 
J*ai sommeil, Je vais chercher un lit, 

{Passes into sleeping room, sees the beds.) 

Good ! Here are three beds ! 
Tres bien/ Void trois litsf 

{Climbs on the big bed — gets up at once.) 

The big bed is too high at the head. 
Le gros lit est trop haut an chevet. 

{Climbs on the middle-sized bed — gets up 
at once.) 

The middle-sized bed is too high at the foot. 
Le lit moyen est trop haut au pied- 



LES TROIS OURS 



(Lies down on little bed -—relaxes content- 
edly.) 

This little bed is just right I 
Ce petit lit est tres bienf 

{Sings to herself, telling of her fingers.) 

LULLABY 

Berceuse 

Go to sleep, my thumbkin strong, 
You must sleep the whole night long; 
Lie down, index, at close of the day 
The birdies in soft nest do sway. 

Fais do-do, mon pouce si fort, 
Pais do-do, la niiit vient, dors; 
Couche-toi, r index, dans son doux nid 
Mon hel oiseau berce ses petits. 

Finger tall, here is your place, 
Come, and let me you embrace ; 
Hush-a-bye, ring finger fair; 
Finger wee, come say your prayer. 

Doigt majeur, void ta place. 
Attends un pen que je t'embrasse; 
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THE THREE BEARS 



Bonsoir joli doigt annulaire; 
Petit doigt, viens dire ta priere. 

May sweet sleep now come to you, 
As you sleep the still night through; 
All fair dreams that float in the air 
Will visit now my fingers dear. 

' Dormez mes doigts d'un doux sommeil^ 
Dormez mes doigts jtisqu'au reveil; 
Et les beaux reves qui flottent en I' air 
Feront visite a mes doigts chers. 

(goldilocks goes to sleep.) 
{Pause. Curtain if desired.) 

March music. " Les Deux Gendarmes/' in 
'' Chansons, Poesies et Jeux '' may be used. 

(Enter BIG BEAR and middle-sized bear in 

a kind of fox-trot.) 
{Enter LITTLE bear turning somersaults.) 

LITTLE BEAR. Mother, is our soup cool ? 

Ma mere, notre soupe, est-elle froidef 

MIDDLE-SIZED B. Yes, I think so. 

Qui, je le crois. 

BIG BEAR {looking closely at his spoon, and then 
sniffing at his soup). Some one has been tasting 
my soup ! 



LES TROIS OURS 



Quelqii^un a goute ma sou pel 

MIDDLE-SIZED B. (sniffing at her bowl). And 
some one has been tasting my soup ! 

Et quelqu'un a goute ma soupel 

LITTLE BEAR {waiUng, turning his bowl upside 
down). Some one has been tasting my soup, and 
has tasted it all up ! 

Quelqu'un a goute ma soupe, et il Va goutee 
toute! 

(big bear and middle-sized b. rush to lit- 
tle BEAR. They examine the bowl, sniff 
the air, howl.) 

BIG BEAR (sinking into his chair). This is out- 
rageous I 

Oest vraiment terrible! 

MIDDLE-SIZED B. (sinking into her chair). 
Who can the thief be? 

Qui est le voleur? 

BIG BEAR (springing to his feet, and turning 
over his chair) . Some one has been sitting in my 
chair I 

Quelqu^un s^est assis dans ma chaise! 

MIDDLE-SIZED B. (springing to her feet, and ex- 
amining her chair) . Some one has been sitting in 
my chair! 

Quelqu^un s^est assis dans ma chaise! 
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LITTLE BEAR {dropping his bozvl, and running 
to his chair). Some one has been sitting in my 
chair, and has smashed it to pieces! 

Quelqu^un s*est assis dans ma chaise et il Va 
hrisee en morceaux! 

{The BEARS dance f and howl about the 
broken chair,) 

BIG BEAR. Let us hunt for the scoundrel. 
Cherchons le coquin. 

MIDDLE-SIZED B. Yes, let US hunt for him. 
Ouij cherchonS'le. 

Strongly accented march music. 

( The BEARS march about the room in lock- 
step, looking here and there.) 

LITTLE BEAR. Let US look in the bedroom. 

Cherchons dans la chambre. 

BIG BEAR. Certainly, let us look in the bed- 
room. 

Certainement, cherchons dans la chambre. 

MIDDLE-SIZED B. The scoundrel may be in the 
bedroom. 

Le coquin doit etre dans la chambre. 

{ They go into the bedroom.) 

BIG BEAR {shaking his pillow). Some one ha» 
been lying on my bed. 

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Quelqu'un s^est couche sur mon lit! 
MIDDLE-SIZED B. {lifting quilt from foot of her 
bed). Some one has been lying on my bed! 
Quelqii^un s^est couche sur mon lit! 
LITTLE BEAR {looking in amazement at GOLDI- 
LOCKS). Some one has been lying on my bed, 
and here she Is ! 

Quelqu'un s'est couche sur mon lit — et la void! 
{And GOLDILOCKS, poor sleepy-head^ waked 
by noises round her bed, looks to see what 
[. is the matter, and sees three Bears all 

looking at her,) 
GOLDILOCKS. Bears! What shall I do? 
Ours I Que ferai-je f 

{ The march music which has continued softly 
now swells out loudly, goldilocks 
springs from the bed. The bears chase 
her about the bedroom several times. 
Finally she succeeds in gaining the living 
room. Here again the BEARS chase her. 
She escapes through the window. The 
BEARS Stand at the window looking after 
her.) 

BIG BEAR. She has gone ! 
Elle est par tie! 

MIDDI,E-SIZED B. The wicked thief ! 
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THE THREE BEARS 



La vilaine voleuse! 

LITTLE BEAR. I am hungry. Let us eat sup- 
per. 

J^ai faim. Soupons. 

MIDDLE-SIZED B. Before I get some more soup 
let us sing, for we are glad that the naughty girl 
has gone. 

Avant que fapporte plus de soupe chantons, 
puree que nous sommes heureux que la mauvaise 
pile est par tie, 

THREE BEARS {sing) . ThIS IS HOW We 

Plant the Bean. 

Savez-vous Planter les Choux? 

(Translation not literal) 

This is how we plant the bean, 
In our garden, in our garden, 
This is how we plant the bean, 
In our pretty garden green. 

SaveZ'Vous planter les choux, 
A la mode J a la mode, 
SaveZ'Vous planter les choux 
A la mode de chez-nousf 

Now we plant it with the foot, 
In our garden, in our garden, 
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LES TROIS OURS 



Now we plant it with the foot, 
In our pretty garden green. 

On les plante avec le pied, 
A la mode, a la mode, 
On les plante avec le pied, 
A la mode de chez-nous. 

Now we plant It with the hand, 
In our garden, in our garden, 
Now we plant it with the hand, 
In our pretty garden green. 

On les plante avec la main, 
A la mode, a la mode. 
On les plante avec la main, 
A la mode de chez-nous. 

Now we plant it with the head, 
In our garden, in our garden, 
Now we plant it with the head, 
In our pretty garden green. 

On les plante avec la tete 
A la mode, a la mode. 
On les plante avec la tete 
A la mode de chez-nous, 

CURTAIN 
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